"Konya Book Days" Has Started
The official opening of Konya Book Days, the biggest book event of Anatolia, organized by Konya Metropolitan Municipality with the slogan "Your Story is a Book" this year, was held with intense participation.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay, who attended the opening and met with Konya book lovers, stated that Konya Book Days turned into a cultural feast and said, "The event, which meets not only with books but also with important people of our intellectual world, has turned into a cultural feast. Of course, Konya deserves this very much. Because Konya is the city where the library is visited the most. Konya is the city where people read the most. We are making efforts to contribute to this. I am proud of Konya who read."
The official opening of Konya Book Days, which opened its doors with the slogan "Your Story is a Book", was held with the participation of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay.
Speaking at the opening program at the Selcuklu Congress Center, which attracted great interest from Konya book lovers, President Altay stated that they held the biggest book event in Anatolia. President Altay, who stated that they did not hold a magnificent opening this year due to the mining accident in Bartın, wished mercy from Allah to the miners who were martyred in the accident and condolences to our nation.
THE FOUNDATION OF THE LIBRARY TO BE BUILT IN PLACE OF THE OLD MUNICIPALITY BUILDING IS BEING LAID THIS YEAR
Mayor Altay also shared good news about the old Metropolitan Municipality building, which had to be demolished because it was not earthquake resistant, and said, "As you know, we have evacuated the area where our Metropolitan Municipality building is. The building had an earthquake-related problem. Now, God willing, we have started to work to bring one of the most beautiful city libraries of Turkey. We plan to lay the foundation this year and present it to your service as soon as possible. As long as you support us, there is nothing we cannot achieve. It is so beautiful that my Lord has blessed us to serve you in this beautiful city. Konya is a city that reads. Konya is a cultured city. Konya is a young city. I would like to thank you all individually for your participation."
After the opening speech, the program continued with the interview and signing day by the author Hayati İnanç.
This year's Konya Book Days are organized in memory of Rasim Özdenören, one of the important writers of our world of ideas, who passed away last July.
